Genesis 20:2:8Gen.20.2.W8PAT
אֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙
avimelekh
“Abimelech”
- Transliteration
- a-vi-ME-lekh
- Extended
- ah-vee-MEH-lekh
- IPA
- /ʔă.viːˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- Abimelech
- French
- Abimélec
- Spanish
- Abimelec
- Portuguese
- Abimeleque
- German
- Abimelech
- Russian
- Авимелех
- Arabic-Simplified
- أبيمالك
- Hindi
- अबीमेलेक
- Chinese-Simplified
- 亚比米勒
- Korean
- 아비멜렉
- Indonesian
- Abimelekh
- Bengali
- অবীমেলেক
- Tagalog
- si Abimelec
- Swahili
- Abimeleki
- Amharic
- አቢሜሌክ
- Yoruba
- Abimeleki
- Igbo
- Abimelek
- Twi
- Abimelek
- Ewe
- Abimelek
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-vi-ME-lekh
- clause
va-yish-LAKH a-vi-ME-lekh ME-lekh ge-RAR va-yik-KAKH et-sa-RA
- sentence
va-YO-mer av-ra-HAM el-sa-RA ish-TO a-KHO-ti HI va-yish-LAKH a-vi-ME-lekh ME-lekh ge-RAR va-yik-KAKH et-sa-RA
In context — Genesis 20:2
Abraham said about Sarah his wife she my sister Abimelech king of Gerar sent took Sarah
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 20:2, so the Hebrew word אֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙ (avimelekh) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.20.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.2.W8.S1) and character.